Caleb Plant Wall Streets the title exchange, he’s “ANDNEW” Super Middleweight Champion
By Scottie “The Context” White
Plant mentioned during the fight presser “I’m not looking for soft touches in my return” and he didn’t disappoint in his aggressive admittance as he contended on FS1 and FOX deportes first even to start 2019.
Plant looked impressive from the opening frame, his jabs were sharp as he was studious with his offensive combinations that many would call text book going in versus an seemingly awkward boxer in Uzcategui.
The boxing battle front displayed two gamed super middleweight adversaries who executed poniard fight strategies the part. Plant antagonized Uzcategui early on with furious exchanges, holding strong to his line of defense as tried his best to repel any momentum from Uzcategui.
Champion Uzcategui landed hard shots on Plant in pocked insurgency but was met with a barrage of counter-strikes that reclined Uzcategui in attendance to the referees count. This was unfamiliar regularity for Uzcategui marking only his third knock down during his boxing tenure.
Both fighters landed punishing detriment in opening cuts to the brow as they wore the blood shed heading into the latter rounds. Plant would reciprocate his power shots to the beat of a Nashville left hook that canvased Uzcategui once more. It was becoming evident as the bout fostered closer to the championship rounds, the pulsating urgency to earn a knock out paper-clipped Uzcategui to do list or loose his title.
On the front side of the championships round, Plant and Uzcategui romped up the energy, battled with punch provoking exchanges to the body, up top and periodic grimy clinches of inside dirty boxing. Beautiful upbeat pressure, seeing neither fighter retreat the offensive check-book to cash in any disadvantages possible of their boxing luminaries.
Uzcategui surged to rebel the remaining survival in retaining his title, knowingly behind on the score cards. This was an all or nothing chaos for Uzcategui, who Rolodex from all angles searching for the epic finisher that never phoned in as he closed out the final bell. And give it up to Plant for having Uzcategui number the entire fight, distanced perfect real estate to combat any affliction and never allowing Uzcategui to pontificate the boxing narrative. Salute to a fantastic dolly-brook from both fighters.
The performance tallied from the ringside judges read 116-110 twice to 115-111 all in favor. #ANDNEW IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb Plant.
